Telephone of the Heart

Basic Key Terms of Soto Zen Teaching

Here we will be offering Basic Key Terms of Soto Zen Teaching as a help for those who want to obtain this kind of background knowledge and ideas. We have selected twenty-four of the most basic key terms which we hope will show us unique aspects of the Soto Zen teaching

Shobogenzo Zuimonki

Shobogenzo Zuimonki consists of the dharma talks of Eihei Dogen Zenji (1200 - 1253) who transmitted Soto Zen from China to Japan. These talks were originally recorded by Koun Ejo Zenji, Dogen's dharma successor, and probably edited by his disciples after Ejo's death.